Policy analyst Ayat Ashraf critiques India’s Union Budget 2026–27, focusing on its heavy emphasis on infrastructure-led growth, manufacturing, and technological investment alongside persistent gaps in employment, social spending, and implementation capacity. The article ultimately argues that despite ambitious development goals, weak execution and underinvestment in human capital risk limiting the budget’s ability to deliver inclusive and sustainable economic transformation.

Policy analyst Raheem Ebrahim examines the economic drivers of youth homelessness in California, focusing on how housing costs, administrative barriers, and foster-care transitions contribute to widespread youth housing instability. The article argues that reducing youth homelessness requires stronger prevention, stabilization, and exit pathways, ultimately concluding that it must be treated as both a housing and economic mobility issue with measurable outcomes.

Policy analyst Nisha Shenoy examines the rise of Universal Basic Income and Guaranteed Income pilot programs across the United States, analyzing what a decade of experiments reveals about poverty, employment, and financial stability. The piece also considers whether the proven benefits of unconditional cash transfers can be sustainably scaled at the national level.

Policy analyst Ava Medure examines the rise of Russell T. Vought and his transformation of the Office of Management and Budget into a powerful engine for expanding executive authority. The piece explores how Vought’s revival of impoundment and efforts to centralize budgetary power challenge constitutional limits, congressional authority, and the long-standing balance of American democracy.